Health Information Management Articles by Topic: ICD-9-CM Coding Q&A: A second look at encephalopathy as integral to seizures/CVA CDI Strategies, Issue 2. Oding uidelines 37 DRG 140 Revised: March 2006 DRG 140 — Angina Pectoris ICD-9-CM Coding Guidelines The below listed angina guidelines are not inclusive. OFFICIAL ICD-9-CM GUIDELINES FOR CODING AND REPORTING. The Public Health Service and the Health Care Financing Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and.

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DIAGNOSTIC CODING AND REPORTING GUIDELINES FOR OUTPATIENT SERVICES (HOSPITAL- BASED. AND PHYSICIAN OFFICE)Revised October 1, 1. Introduction. These revised coding guidelines for outpatient diagnoses have been approved for use by. These guidelines replace the official guidelines on the October. CD- ROM. Information about the use of certain abbreviations, punctuation, symbols, and other. ICD- 9- CM Tabular List (code numbers and titles), can be found in. ICD- 9- CM on . It may.

The most critical rule involves beginning the search for the correct code assignment. Alphabetic Index. Never begin searching initially in the Tabular List as this. The appropriate code or codes from 0. V8. 2. 9 must be used to identify. For accurate reporting of ICD- 9- CM diagnosis codes, the documentation should describe. There are ICD- 9- CM codes to describe all.

The selection of codes 0. These codes are from the section of ICD- 9- CM for the. Chapter 1. 6 of ICD- 9- CM, Symptoms, Signs, and Ill- defined conditions (codes.

ICD- 9- CM provides codes to deal with encounters for circumstances other than a disease. The Supplementary Classification of factors Influencing Health Status and. Contact with Health Services (V0. V8. 2. 9) is provided to deal with occasions when. ICD- 9- CM is composed of codes with either 3, 4, or 5 digits.

Codes with 3 digits are. ICD- 9- CM as the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided. A three- digit. code is to be used only if it is not further subdivided. Where fourth- digit subcategories. A code is. invalid if it has not been coded to the full number of digits required for that code. List first the ICD- 9- CM code for the diagnosis, condition, problem, or other reason for. List additional codes that describe any coexisting conditions.

Do not code diagnoses documented as . Rather, code the. Please note: This. Chronic diseases treated on an ongoing basis may be coded and reported as many times as.

Code all documented conditions that coexist at the time of the encounter/visit, and. Do not code conditions that were. However, history codes (V1. V1. 9) may be used as.

For patients receiving diagnostic services only during an encounter/visit, sequence. Codes for other diagnoses (e. For patients receiving therapeutic services only during an encounter/visit, sequence. Codes for other diagnoses (e. The only exception to this rule is that patients receiving. V code for the service.

For patient's receiving preoperative evaluations only, sequence a code from category. V7. 2. 8, Other specified examinations, to describe the pre- op consultations. Assign a code. for the condition to describe the reason for the surgery as an additional diagnosis. Code. also any findings related to the pre- op evaluation. For ambulatory surgery, code the diagnosis for which the surgery was performed. If the. postoperative diagnosis is known to be different from the preoperative diagnosis at the.